UK Parliament: Dennis Skinner calls another member a ‘piece of s***’ [video]

It's not just in South African parliament where things kick off from time to time.

Dennis Skinner, Labour party MP listens to speeches on the third day of the Labour party conference in Liverpool, north west England on September 25, 2018. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

You thought things only kick off in South Africa’s parliament? Well, you need to get out more.

On Tuesday, Labour’s Dennis Skinner has called SNP MP a piece of shit after the two got into an exchange. Skinner, a long serving member of the UK parliament, defended his comments.

The Evening Standard reported that Skinner said he wanted to put the SNP “in their place” after Jeremy Corbyn was heckled during an emergency debate on the delayed vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

He said afterwards: “He attacks Jeremy Corbyn every time he stands up and I’ve told him before he is part of the opposition and he should concentrate on attacking the real enemy. I just put them in their place.”

The oppo called skinner a “thug” afterwards. Now, here’s the thing, Skinner is well known for taking no nonsense. The exchange wasn’t caught on camera either. But the insulted MP raised a complaint later on.

Watch: Dennis Skinner takes no nonsense

Skinner also had a good go at May, saying:

“Doesn’t the Prime Minister realise that she’s handed over power, not to people in this House, but she’s handed over power to the people she’s going to negotiate with – over there in Europe.

“She looks very weak, and she is.

Watch: Skinner lays into Theresa May

It’s all fun and games until Brexit doesn’t look like it still means Brexit.

WE VALUE YOUR PRIVACY. We and our partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalise content and ads, provide social media features, and analyse our traffic. Click to consent to the use of this technology across the web or close the website to leave. View our Termands and Condutaions and Privacy & Cookie Policy.